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gwynnie86
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 Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject: Shizuoka! |
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Hi guys,
Well, I've finally got my placement. It's Fuji City in the Shizuoka prefecture (Hamamatsu branch of Interac).
Is anyone else near there? Or does anyone have any information/feedback about it?
I have realised that I'll be living somewhere that's expecting a massive earthquake.... near Mount Fuji, which is technically an active volcano. Scary.... I've also heard that Fuji-shi smells quite badly because of the paper factories. But I'm sure there are positives - the people are apparently very nice there, and it's quite near Tokyo? |
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lenoreelux
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You are in between Toyko and Nagoya.. but closer to Tokyo.
I am still waiting on my placement. I am hoping somewhere near Nagoya so that I can be close to my best Japanese friend so that they can keep tutoring me in Japanese and I can keep tutoring them in English... But I am not getting my hopes up.
You will have some interesting festivals:
The Bishamonten Festival is one of the three big Daruma festivals in Japan.
The Yoshiwara Gion Festival is held on the second Saturday and Sunday of June.
Fuji Festival is held on the fourth Saturday of July
The Karigane Festival is held on the first Saturday of October
Festivals are really fun in Japan, i went to a few different festivals when I studied in Tokyo. |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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There is a great view of Mt. Fuji from Fuji city and it's a shinkansen stop so there is a quick way to get to Tokyo (although a bit expensive to use every weekend!).
Shizuoka also has perhaps the mildest climate in Japan.
On the down side, the chimneys and smog from the paper factories are not so attractive unfortunately, and there is the earthquake thing, however there's no getting away from earthquakes here- moving to Tokyo certainly wouldn't make you any safer as far as that goes! |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Use Hyperdia.com to see the exact times, length of time, and fares. |
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seklarwia
Joined: 20 Jan 2009
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Location: Monkey onsen, Nagano
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Shizuoka! |
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| gwynnie86 wrote: |
I have realised that I'll be living somewhere that's expecting a massive earthquake.... near Mount Fuji, which is technically an active volcano. |
Not as active as the one outside my front door  Mine is the most active in Japan. It erupted last year, had 3 ash eruptions the year before and our school's volcano hiking trip was cancelled this year because it was just too dangerous. Though, on clear days it does look pretty with snow frosting and smoke coming out of the top 
Earthquakes are simply part of life here and newer buildings are built to withstand them. I got to experience my first earthquake on my first day back from UK last August... I think was too stupid, to be scared (or even to work out what was happening in the first 5 secs). It was a pretty strong surface quake too, so I was quite surprised when I watched the news the next day; I was living in China when the big quake hit western China a couple of years ago and half expected to switch on the TV to see clips of mass death and devastation from around near the epicentre. |
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ripslyme
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Japan
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Shizuoka is a really cool place. Fuji city is pretty rural, but it's not far from Shizuoka City which is a bit more urban.
There's a guy (nick)named "Mochan" in Shizuoka who has these foreigner/Japanese get togethers every now and then. Here's his website:
http://www.wish-club.com/english/01
I've been to some, and they're a lot of fun!  |
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gaijinalways
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| Fuji city is pretty rural, but it's not far from Shizuoka City which is a bit more urban. |
Huh? Fuji City is a small city (about 237,000), but it's still a city.
That being said, I like Shizuoka, wouldn't mind living in some parts of it, especially on the Izu Pennisula. The ocean nearby is comforting, but the availability of work would be an issue. |
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fat_chris
Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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I dig da Shiz. Hamamatsu represent. West side. Right on the beach.
Regards,
fat_chris |
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natsume
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I have only been to Fuji City once. It really lives up to its reputation. That said, it is a great location. I am in the burbs of Hamamatsu, and although I find it to be a bit boring for my tastes (I am a big city person), the general quality of life in Shizuoka-ken is excellent, and I am very happy living here. (Plus, I love my job, which helps.) Having relatively easy access to the Kansai, Nagoya, Gifu and Nagano prefectures, and Tokyo have been serious perks as well. I would consider living in Fuji for sure, simply because of the easier access to Izu and Tokyo/Yokohama.
I predict you will be happy. |
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